Employment
170,029
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 325412
NAICS 325412 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
114 SBA loans on record, $169M in volume, for NAICS 325412.
- 1K
- Establishments
- 170K
- Workers employed
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $169M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 325412
New Jersey leads Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing activity nationally, across 1K establishments employing 170K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 1K
- Business establishments (Census)
- 170K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $169M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing is reported here with financial measures from IRS Statistics of Income and workforce measures from Census County Business Patterns. The page keeps those source systems distinct, shows unavailable fields rather than estimating them, and links the underlying industry context so readers can compare the same NAICS activity before interpreting a margin or payroll figure.
Source: IRS SOI (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023
Benchmarking Insights for Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
1,436 establishments employ 170,029 workers (118.4/location). New Jersey leads employment, followed by Texas and Utah.
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing sits in the 82nd percentile for employment among 6-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
N/A
Annual compensation
Establishments
1,436
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 4,941; establishment count decreased by 8. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
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Financial Detail
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 118.4
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 10,858 |
| Texas | 6,000 |
| Utah | 5,214 |
| Pennsylvania | 4,930 |
| Ohio | 4,548 |
| Wisconsin | 2,437 |
| Tennessee | 2,123 |
| Missouri | 1,688 |
| Virginia | 1,504 |
| Connecticut | 859 |
Showing top 10 of 45 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
114
Total Loan Volume
$169M
Avg Loan Size
$1479K
Jobs Supported
2,088
Program Breakdown
7(a) 97 (85%)
504 17 (15%)
Top SBA Lender
Newtek Bank, National Association
6 loans in this industry
New Business Share
17.5% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 15
2021 25
2022 13
2023 14
2024 17
2025 29
2026 1
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing?
1,436 business establishments. Together they employ 170,029 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing?
Average payroll data for Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing is not available in the current Census CBP dataset.
Which states have the most Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing employment?
New Jersey leads with 10,858 workers. Texas (6,000) and Utah (5,214) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing receive?
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing businesses received 114 SBA loans totaling $169 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1479K. These loans supported 2,088 jobs at origination. Most lending (85%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing, both at NAICS level 6 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing ranks #141 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (170,029 here).
Read with this industry: Industry employment trends · Manufacturing · Rankings
Disclaimer: Public IRS/Census data, not financial or tax advice. See our full disclaimer.
Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 325412 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, which released its 2023 County Business Patterns dataset in June 2025, PlainBizBench benchmarks 2,002 U.S. industries against Internal Revenue Service Statistics of Income data. See our methodology for the full compilation process.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns / SUSB Industry employment scale, payroll, and firm-size benchmarks · 2023
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